Media
Electronic Reserves Internet/World Wide Web Media Resources Commercial websites: These websites are usually created & maintained by working media artists and experts Poynter Online, a site for and by working journalists; generally considered among the first "go to" sites for accurate info
The Freedom Forum. "The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people."
Journalism.net, Julian Sher's investigative guide to internet research. French pages also available.
Journalism.org, a site by and for working journalists and media enthusiasts. "The online home of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists."
MediaChannel.org, a combination watchdog and reporting site
MediaStudy.com
Pew Center for Civic Journalism. See also Pew Center's J-Lab, The Institute for Interactive Journalism. 'Way cool stuff.
Society for News Design, a designer's website with competitions, jobs and more
Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago
Museum of Television and Radio in New York City
Nielsen Media, source of statistics about media, among other things Educational websites: These websites are usually created & maintained by students and faculty in media studies departments in various universities. These websites are usually showcases for student work, and change often Major news organizations: Most of these are for-profit organizations. Check out more about the industry at Hoovers.com, your tuition at work [FC subscribes to Hoovers Online] American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), US-based television & radio
Columbia Broadcasting Systems(CBS), US-based television & radio
Fox Television News, US-based cable television
National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), US-based television & radio
Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS), US-based television. See also National Public Radio (NPR), the radio arm of this organization
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), UK based television. See also BBC Radio for the many radio services (news, entertainment, etc.) of the BBC.
The New York Times, US-based newspaper; it's a good idea to register [free!] in order to read articles
The International Herald-Tribune, a combination of the NYTimes and the Washington Post newspapers
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada-based television & radio
Cable News Network (CNN), US-based cable news television
Independent TeleVision (ITV) news, UK-based television
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN), US-based, non-profit, only broadcaster of US national legislators at work
Reuters News, print and other media news-gathering organization
Associated Press (AP), print and other media news-gathering organization
United Press International, print and other media news-gathering organization
Al-Jazeera's English-language page
Japan Times, a leading English-language newspaper in Japan
METAGRID, links to hundreds of newspapers worldwide
links to Swiss newspapers online; some might require a subscription or registration
Drudge Report, somewhat sensational in presentation, but links to many media sources Online journals: These appear to be freely available as of this writing (Jan 2006), but this could change without notice Organizations: professional orgs, watchdog orgs, commentator orgs Media Studies Resources Media Studies Books To locate books on Media, you will need to use the Franklin College catalog.
To find books on Media, look under MASS MEDIA.
To find books on a certain discipline, speciality or genre, look under, for example: MASS MEDIA POLICY or MASS MEDIA--EUROPE or TELEVISION, etc. General Collection - Stacks These books are downstairs, not in the Reference or Reserve collections. You may check these items out at the Circulation Desk. Reference Collection These items are to be used in the Library only. In the electronic catalogs, these items have call numbers that begin with Ref. All Reference books are located on the first floor of the Library.
EX: Ref/302.23095/G95h....This is the call number for the Handbook of the Media in Asia. Reserve Collection Many books have been placed on reserve by professors. To determine whether a book has been placed on reserve, check with the Library staff. Reserve items are arranged by the professor’s name. Also, if a book you have located in the catalog is not found on the shelf, check to see if it has been placed on reserve.
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